NCHSAA 4A Football State Championships

4A (1959-64)

*NCHSAA changed classification names to 4A, 3A, 2A, and 1A in 1959. 

Year Champion Championship  Coach Game Score Runner-Up Runner-Up Coach
1959 Garinger Joe Tomanchek 20-6 Greensboro Bob Jamieson
1960 Greensboro Bob Jamieson 19-7 R.J. Reynolds Shirley ‘Red’ Wilson
1961 Broughton Clyde Walker 19-0 Garinger Joe Tomanchek
1962 Rocky Mount Chris Carpenter 20-6 R.J. Reynolds Shirley ‘Red’ Wilson
1963 Rocky Mount Chris Carpenter 14-13 R.J. Reynolds Shirley ‘Red’ Wilson
1964 R.J. Reynolds Shirley ‘Red’ Wilson 14-6 Durham Bernie Blaney

4A Region 1 (1965-66)

Year Champion Championship  Coach Game Score Runner-Up Runner-Up Coach
1965 Durham Bernie Blaney 19-14 Fayetteville Shirley ‘Red’ Wilson
1966 Broughton Clyde Walker 21-0 Durham Bernie Blaney

4A Region 2 (1965-66)

Year Champion Championship  Coach Game Score Runner-Up Runner-Up Coach
1965 Myers Park Gus Purcell 27-6 Garinger Joe Tomanchek
1966 South Mecklenburg Bob Patten 20-19 Garinger Joe Tomanchek

4A 16-Team Bracket (1967-84)

Year Champion Championship  Coach Game Score Runner-Up Runner-Up Coach
1967 R.L. Fike Henry Trevathan, Sr. 28-14 South Mecklenburg Bob Patten
1968 R.L. Fike Henry Trevathan, Sr. 21-7 Frank L. Ashley Everett Carlton
1969 R.L. Fike Henry Trevathan, Sr. 17-10 Simon G. Atkins David Lash
1970 Broughton David Riggs 14-0 Olympic Joe White
1971 North Forsyth David Nifong  10-7 High Point Central Roy Boyles
1972 T.W. Andrews Bob Boswell 24-17 Reid Ross John Daskal
1973 Sanford Central Paul B. Gay 14-6 Ben L. Smith Claude Manzi
1974 Ashbrook Jerry Carpenter 13-12 Sanford Central Paul B. Gay
1975 J.H. Rose Dave Bumgarner 14-13 East Mecklenburg Don Hipps
1976 T.W. Andrews Herb Goins  6-0 Richmond County Ron Krall
1977 East Mecklenburg Don Hipps 28-9 Rocky Mount Walt Wiggins
1978 Richmond County Hal Stewart 14-0 West Charlotte Rudy Abrams
1979 High Point Central Ron Krall 21-9 J.H. Rose Dave Bumgarner
1980 Page Marion Kirby 36-14 Jacksonville Ray Durham
1981 South Mecklenburg Jim Seacord 27-14 Terry Sanford Len Maness
1982 Jacksonville Ray Durham 15-6 Page Marion Kirby
1983 Page Marion Kirby 21-14 Douglas Byrd Bob Paroli
1984 Page Marion Kirby 14-14 Seventy-First Bobby Poss

4A Division II

Year Champion Championship  Coach Game Score Runner-Up Runner-Up Coach
1983 New Hanover  Joe Miller 17-6 Parkland Homer Thompson

4A 32-Team Bracket (1985-01)

Year Champion Championship  Coach Game Score Runner-Up Runner-Up Coach
1985 Page Marion Kirby 26-20 Terry Sanford John Daskal
1986 Seventy-First Bob Paroli  3-0 West Charlotte Bruce Hardin
1987 Garner Hal Stewart 40-21 Harding Tom Knotts
1988 Richmond County Daryl Barnes 17-0 West Charlotte Bruce Hardin
1989 Richmond County Daryl Barnes 39-13 A.C. Reynolds Scott Conner
1990 Richmond County Daryl Barnes  9-7 West Forsyth Denny Zeiters
1991 South View Bobby Poss  10-7 West Charlotte Tom Knotts
1992 East Forsyth Joe Bill Ellender 28-21 Northern Durham Kenny Browning
1993 Northern Durham Kenny Browning 39-6 West Charlotte Tom Knotts
1994 Crest Mike Stewart 28-7 Jacksonville Chuck Martin
1995 West Charlotte Tom Knotts 20-13 Douglas Byrd Bob Paroli
1996 Crest Mike Stewart 20-7 Douglas Byrd Bob Paroli
1997 Richmond County Daryl Barnes 27-7 Douglas Byrd Bob Paroli
1998 Richmond County Daryl Barnes 36-6 Garner Nelson Smith
1999 A.C. Reynolds Bobby Poss  7-0 Douglas Byrd Bob Paroli
2000 Independence Tom Knotts 24-19 South View Randy Ledford
2001 Independence Tom Knotts 49-25 Laney Craig Pendergraft

4A Subdivided (2002-20)

Year Champion Championship  Coach Game Score Runner-Up Runner-Up Coach
2002 A.C. Reynolds Bobby Poss 14-7 Northern Nash Jim Brett
2003 J.H. Rose Greg Thomas 51-7 Mount Tabor Bob Sapp
2004 J.H. Rose Greg Thomas 19-17 Jack Britt Richard Bailey
2005 J.H. Rose Greg Thomas 21-0 Grimsley Todd Shuping
2006 J.H. Rose Greg Thomas 26-12 West Charlotte Pete Gilchrist
2007 Hoggard Scott Braswell 28-0 Mount Tabor Barry Stewart
2008 Seventy-First Bob Paroli 28-7 Douglas Byrd Russell Stone
2009 A.C. Reynolds Shane Laws 14-13 Harnett Central Marc Morris
2010 Hillside Antonio King 40-0 Davie County Doug Illing
2011 Scotland Chip Williams 42-16 Porter Ridge Blair Hardin
2012 New Bern Bobby Curlings 39-38 Porter Ridge Blair Hardin
2013 Dudley Steve Davis 24-7 Scotland Richard Bailey
2014 New Bern Bobby Curlings 23-15 Charlotte Catholic Mike Brodowicz
2015 Charlotte Catholic Mike Brodowicz 27-20 J.H. Rose David Wojtecki
2016 Dudley Steve Davis 54-0 Cape Fear Jacob Thomas
2017 Harding Sam Greiner 30-22 Scotland Richard Bailey
2018 East Forsyth Todd Willert 35-28 Scotland Richard Bailey
2019 East Forsyth Todd Willert 24-21 Cardinal Gibbons Steven Wright
2020 Grimsley Darryl Brown 28-8 Cardinal Gibbons Steven Wright

4AA Subdivided (2002-20)

Year Champion Championship  Coach Game Score Runner-Up Runner-Up Coach
2002 Independence Tom Knotts 41-20 New Bern Chip Williams
2003 Independence Tom Knotts 54-7 New Bern Chip Williams
2004 Independence Bill Geiler 41-7 South View Randy Ledford
2005 Independence Tom Knotts 38-19 New Bern Chip Williams
2006 Independence Tom Knotts 49-19 Riverside Tommy Blalock
2007 New Bern Bobby Curlings 28-17 Independence Tom Knotts
2008 Richmond County Paul Hoggard 38-35 Jack Britt Richard Bailey
2009 Butler Mike Newsome 48-17 Jack Britt Richard Bailey
2010 Butler Mike Newsome 44-0 Wake Forest-Rolesville Reggie Lucas
2011 Page Kevin Gillespie 35-21 Garner Nelson Smith
2012 Butler Brian Hales 56-28 Jack Britt Brian Rimpf
2013 Mallard Creek Mike Palmieri 59-21 Wake Forest Reggie Lucas
2014 Mallard Creek Mike Palmieri 25-14 Wake Forest Reggie Lucas
2015 Mallard Creek Mike Palmieri 49-6 Page Kevin Gillespie
2016 Wake Forest Reggie Lucas 29-0 Page Kevin Gillespie
2017 Wake Forest Reggie Lucas 21-0 Mallard Creek Mike Palmieri
2018 Wake Forest Reggie Lucas  9-7 Vance Aaron Brand
2019 Vance Glenwood Ferebee 24-3 Leesville Road Ben Kolstad
2020 Vance Glenwood Ferebee 35-14 Rolesville Martin Samek

4A Non-Subdivided (2021-24)

Year Champion Championship  Coach Game Score Runner-Up Runner-Up Coach
2021 Cardinal Gibbons Steven Wright 14-2 Julius Chambers Glenwood Ferebee
2022 New Bern Torrey Nowell 40-28* Grimsley Darryl Brown
2023 Weddington Andy Capone 56-21 Hoggard Craig Underwood
2024 Grimsley Darryl Brown 35-23 Rolesville Ranier Rackley

 

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